{"id":3587,"date":"2023-11-15T11:21:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/?p=3587"},"modified":"2023-11-15T11:21:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:21:54","slug":"1989-taylors-version-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/1989-taylors-version-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version) Album Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Sana Yousuf, Staff Writer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On October 27, Taylor Swift released her highly anticipated re-recorded album 1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>. The album was announced by Swift on August 9 during the Los Angeles portion of her widely popular tour, The Eras Tour.<\/em> Many fans were eager to listen to Swift\u2019s fourth installation in her re-recorded album series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swift\u2019s rerecording journey began as a way to regain the masters to her music, which were privately sold to her previous management without her permission in 2019. Swift went about solving this by re-recording her albums that had been sold, and releasing them under the name \u201c(Taylor\u2019s Version).\u201d As of November 2023, Swift has re-released four of her albums, with two remaining. The rerecording process has yielded great success for Swift; her sales and popularity have skyrocketed as a result of her prolific releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version), <\/em>the latest album to be re-released, <\/em>was put out nearly a decade after the release of the original 1989<\/em> in 2014. Due to the large amount of time separating the two album versions, many fans anticipated the new version to sound substantially different compared to the old version in terms of vocals and production. Some were even worried that Taylor\u2019s Version <\/em>would not be able to live up to the original version.  After listening to the re-recording several times, some changes are noticeable, but overall the album was sonically similar to the original version. Swift\u2019s vocals have substantially matured and strengthened, which most likely comes naturally from the extra ten years of experience and practice Swift gained when re-recording 1989.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/em>In terms of instrumentals and production, the production has had some notable changes. Songs such as I Know Places <\/em>and You Are In Love <\/em>seem to be fan favorites across the board; many fans online claim that the production \u201chas only gotten stronger.\u201d However, songs such as Style <\/em>and New Romantics <\/em>have not received the same levels of positive feedback from fans. Many users claim that the instrumentals of these songs do not compare to the original, as they sound \u201cpoorly mixed and produced.\u201d I agree with these reviews; it felt as though Swift\u2019s vocals were lost in the instruments during some of the songs, but overall the album feels cohesive with its original version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another exciting aspect of Swift\u2019s re-records are \u201cvault tracks\u201d, which are songs that Swift wrote for the original album but were never released. 1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version) <\/em>contains 5 vault tracks, including songs titled Now That We Don\u2019t Talk <\/em>and Is It Over Now, <\/em>all of which were my personal favorite aspect of the album. Each song is able to capture the essence of the original 1989 tracks, while also adding a fresh touch of Swift\u2019s current sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The album has generally received positive feedback from critics, receiving a 7.7\/10 from Pitchfork. Rolling Stones also holds high praise for the album, stating that in comparison to the original album, \u201c1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version) shines a lot brighter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, I can confidently say that Taylor Swift has once again released an album that is bound for success, both in terms of popular hits and fan favorites.Whenever you’re seeking a positive reset, or just in the mood to dance, I would highly recommend giving 1989 (Taylor\u2019s Version) <\/em>a listen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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